| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Sabatino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Greene (fresh) PF - Christopher Aleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Mark Greene inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Providence | Paul Wagner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Christopher Aleman scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wagner | 35-35 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter connects on the 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Mark Greene hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Swain | 41-35 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Joseph Bishop misses badly on a floater from the left block | 41-35 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Nole Porter | 41-35 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain is hacked by Ruben Sabatino - foul #1 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 17:36 | Providence | Joseph Bishop gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:31 | Providence | Joseph Bishop misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Sabatino - foul #2 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips (SF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Dennis Janofsky, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:03 | Providence | Joseph Bishop is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Bishop, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG), Boris Wolinski (PF) Nole Porter, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips is hacked by Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher double dribbles | 42-35 |
| 16:26 | Providence | Raymond Swain picks off the pass by Paul Wagner out of a doubleteam | 42-35 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ruben Sabatino doubles Raymond Swain and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Roger Mei, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Providence | James Otter (SG) Ruben Sabatino | |
| 15:56 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Aleman denies the turnaround by Willie Schaper | 42-35 |
| 15:55 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Aleman | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Van Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Boris Wolinski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Otter (fresh) SF - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Aleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Nole Porter steps in front of the Christopher Aleman pass | 42-35 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Otter - foul #3 on James Otter, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott (PF) Boris Wolinski | |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (SG) James Otter | |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Christopher Aleman pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits a jumper from close range | 43-37 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper hits a turnaround in the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:17 | Providence | Paul Wagner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dennis Janofsky | 45-37 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:57 | Providence | Christopher Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | Providence | Joseph Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Roger Mei (SG), Curtis Quinlan (SF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Van Phillips, Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Cedeno (PF), David Smith (C) Christopher Aleman, Joseph Bishop | |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Cedeno | 45-37 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Cedeno | 45-37 |
| 13:02 | Providence | Mark Greene pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Paul Wagner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Prescott | 45-37 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Cedeno takes the ball from Curtis Quinlan | 45-37 |
| 12:21 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Fletcher | 45-37 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 12:14 | Providence | David Smith snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Mei (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Prescott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Sabatino (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Greene (tiring) PF - Billy Cedeno (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher misses long on an open runner from close range | 45-37 |
| 11:33 | Providence | Mark Greene snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:10 | Providence | Paul Wagner is fouled on the floor by Raymond Swain - foul #2 on Raymond Swain, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF), Willie Schaper (C) Roger Mei, Curtis Quinlan, Paul Prescott, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Providence | Abraham Wells (PG), Christopher Aleman (SF), Joseph Bishop (C) Paul Wagner, Mark Greene, David Smith | |
| 10:50 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Janofsky - foul #1 on Dennis Janofsky, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 10:50 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:50 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Abraham Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:09 | Providence | Christopher Aleman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Boris Wolinski | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Christopher Aleman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the baseline | 48-38 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:39 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the easy layup | 48-38 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Billy Cedeno pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:22 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses badly on a runner from close range | 48-38 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 09:12 | Providence | Christopher Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Joseph Bishop travels with the ball | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips (PG), Paul Prescott (PF) Raymond Swain, Boris Wolinski | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (PG), James Otter (SG), Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Abraham Wells, Ruben Sabatino, Billy Cedeno, Joseph Bishop | |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 08:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to David Smith | 48-38 |
| 08:30 | Providence | The jump hook by Paul Wagner is blocked by Willie Schaper | 48-38 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 08:02 | Providence | Paul Wagner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 50-38 |
| 07:41 | Providence | Paul Wagner gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Van Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Otter (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Aleman (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marco Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Van Phillips - foul #3 on Van Phillips, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Roger Mei (SG), Thomas Fletcher (C) Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Greene (SF), Joseph Bishop (C) Christopher Aleman, David Smith | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:44 | Providence | Van Phillips is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #4 on Van Phillips, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Boris Wolinski (PF) Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Cedeno (PF) Marco Marino | |
| 06:25 | Providence | Billy Cedeno misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Mark Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:09 | Providence | Paul Wagner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Otter | 50-42 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 05:47 | Providence | Billy Cedeno snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:19 | Providence | Billy Cedeno connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Bishop | 50-44 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain's floater is knocked away by James Otter | 50-44 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Billy Cedeno pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:38 | Providence | James Otter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 04:37 | Providence | Mark Greene tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Billy Cedeno pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:13 | Providence | Paul Wagner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Otter and the foul's on Boris Wolinski - foul #2 on Boris Wolinski, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan (PG), Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Paul Prescott (PF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Roger Mei, Van Phillips, Boris Wolinski, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (SG), Christopher Aleman (PF), David Smith (C) Mark Greene, Billy Cedeno, Joseph Bishop | |
| 04:13 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 50-47 |
| 04:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Aleman | 50-47 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Paul Wagner is hacked by Curtis Quinlan - foul #1 on Curtis Quinlan, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Abraham Wells (PG) Paul Wagner | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Curtis Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Abraham Wells (fresh) SG - Ruben Sabatino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Otter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Aleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Providence | Dennis Janofsky is called for the reach on James Otter - foul #2 on Dennis Janofsky, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG) Curtis Quinlan | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:21 | Providence | James Otter makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:21 | Providence | James Otter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Swain | 52-49 |
| 02:56 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (PG), Billy Cedeno (PF), Joseph Bishop (C) Abraham Wells, James Otter, David Smith | |
| 02:39 | Providence | Paul Wagner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Swain out of a doubleteam | 55-49 |
| 02:13 | Providence | Paul Prescott swats the layup by Joseph Bishop | 55-49 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Greene (SF) Billy Cedeno | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:40 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter is hacked by Mark Greene - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Joseph Bishop clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Schaper - foul #3 on Willie Schaper, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Joseph Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Joseph Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Bishop is called for the reach on Raymond Swain - foul #2 on Joseph Bishop, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:43 | Providence | Christopher Aleman pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Providence | Mark Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky is hacked by Ruben Sabatino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Joseph Bishop gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Providence | Paul Wagner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Christopher Aleman snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Joseph Bishop is hacked by Nole Porter - foul #2 on Nole Porter, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Joseph Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Joseph Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Wagner is called for the reach on Dennis Janofsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Wagner, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-57 |